Patents by Inventor Joe Haggerty

Joe Haggerty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Light beam preparation arrangement
    Patent number: 7046897
    Abstract: A light beam preparation arrangement includes a light tunnel, a rotatable unit, and a drive unit. In one aspect, a fixation rigidly attaches the light tunnel directly to the drive unit. In another aspect, temperature of the light tunnel in controlled. In another aspect, the rotatable unit is spaced a distance from the light tunnel, and the distance is controlled. In another aspect, alignment between the light tunnel and the rotatable unit is controlled. In another apsect, the light tunnel is hollow and a gas flows though the tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Unaxis Balzers Ltd.
    Inventors: Joe Haggerty, Steffen Capello, Anton Hafner, Claus Heine-Kempkens, Reinhard Sperger, Jorge Darr
  • Light beam preparation arrangement
    Publication number: 20040036967
    Abstract: A light beam preparation arrangement includes a light tunnel, a rotatable unit, and a drive unit. In one aspect, a fixation rigidly attaches the light tunnel directly to the drive unit. In another aspect, temperature of the light tunnel in controlled. In another aspect, the rotatable unit is spaced a distance from the light tunnel, and the distance is controlled. In another aspect, alignment between the light tunnel and the rotatable unit is controlled. In another apsect, the light tunnel is hollow and a gas flows though the tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Joe Haggerty, Steffen Capello, Anton Hafner, Claus Heine-Kempkens, Reinhard Sperger, Jorge Darr